| | Warmer weather means cookouts and picnics, and these can be calorie-laden feasts. Find out how to keep your summer eating in check while still enjoying the best of the season. | | Eating Low Fat During the Summer Summer is the season when it should be easy to eat low fat. Hot weather often dampens the appetite and we are apt to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables. However, some classic summer foods are calorie laden. Here's how to keep your summer eating in check. | The Low Fat Salad Salad would seem a good option during the warmer summer months. Much of the time it can be. However, some salads are chock-full of fat and calories. Find out how to build a healthier salad and which ingredients to limit or avoid. | Healthier Banana Bread I have a habit of buying more bananas than I or my family can reasonably eat before they become overripe and speckled. I hate to waste these bananas, so I do one of two things: freeze unpeeled bananas to use in a smoothie and make banana bread. This healthier version is lower in fat than traditional banana bread, but you would be hard pressed to tell. | Six Low Fat Smoothies As I noted above, when I have more bananas than I can eat, I freeze the excess (unpeeled) once they become overripe and use them in smoothies. Frozen bananas add body to any fruit smoothie, belying the fact that you are drinking something that happens to be low fat. | | | | Related Searches | | | | Featured Articles | | | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics | | | | You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Low Fat Cooking newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2012 About.com | | | | Must Reads | | | Follow me on: | | | | Advertisement | |
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